Teams Central Michigan 2025 Roster ← 2024 2026 → 2025 Central Michigan roster 107 players: 24 freshmen, 23 sophomores, 20 juniors, 21 seniors, 19 with no class listed. From 25 states and 2 other countries; the most from Michigan (40) and Florida (9). The 2025 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 9 Receivers 12 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 6 Athletes and others 2
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 7 Angel H Flores QB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 210 Casa Grande, AZ 527 rushing yards, 8 TD 2 Joey Labas QB Sr. 6′4″ 210 Brecksville, OH 1,854 passing yards, 13 TD 10 Marcus Beamon QB Jr. 6′0″ 210 Philadelphia, MS 88 rushing yards, 1 TD 5 Jadyn Glasser QB 6′3″ 245 Nokomis, FL 78 passing yards 9 Ethan Lane QB So. 6′1″ 190 Chandler, AZ 10 passing yards 14 Daniel Gomez QB RS 6′1″ 215 Hanford, CA
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 5 Nahree Biggins RB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 210 Hillside, NJ 540 rushing yards, 2 TD 6 Trey Cornist RB Transfer from Tulane 5′11″ 210 Cincinnati, OH 469 rushing yards, 1 TD 2 Brock Townsend RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 235 Caledonia, MI 418 rushing yards, 4 TD 4 Jakivion Calip RB So. 5′11″ 200 Lewis Center, OH 46 rushing yards 32 Kadenn Rose RB Fr. 5′8″ 190 Mount Pleasant, MI 19 rushing yards 8 Rusty VanWetzinga FB Transfer from Iowa So. 6′1″ 235 Pleasant Valley, IA 1 return, −1 yards 49 Jason Philpot-Dixon RB So. 6′0″ 200 Detroit, MI 12 rushing yards 24 Mekhi Jenkins RB Fr. 5′9″ 190 Detroit, MI 7 rushing yards 34 Germanuel Tanelus RB Jr. 5′10″ 210 Fort Lauderdale, FL 2 rushing yards
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 20 Langston Lewis WR 6′0″ 195 Savannah, GA 43 catches, 596 yards, 3 TD 15 Tommy McIntosh WR Jr. 6′4″ 205 Dewitt, MI 31 catches, 422 yards, 3 TD 22 Tyson Davis WR 5′10″ 187 Flint, MI 25 catches, 323 yards, 2 TD 9 Justin Ruffin Jr. WR Fr. 5′9″ 180 Buckner, KY 7 catches, 63 yards 3 Nasir Williams WR Fr. 6′1″ 205 Tallahassee, FL 4 catches, 76 yards, 1 TD 6 Collin Payne WR Jr. 6′2″ 210 Lake Forest, CA 4 catches, 87 yards 81 Tayte Vanderleest WR So. 6′4″ 220 Muskegon, MI 2 catches, 19 yards 12 Camden Kruisenga WR Fr. 6′2″ 185 Rockford, MI 1 catch, 26 yards 0 Kendall Jones WR Jr. 6′2″ 180 Valrico, FL 14 Jordan Kelly WR Jr. 6′1″ 185 Beaumont, TX 17 Braylen Naves WR RS 6′1″ 200 Davison, MI 43 Braeden Tillman-Jones WR So. 5′11″ 180 Novi, MI
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 58 Apisa Poumele OL Jr. 6′0″ 290 Pago Pago, American Samoa 1 tackle 66 Matthew Nehf OL So. 6′3″ 300 Dewitt, MI 1 tackle 73 Dasan Smith OL Fr. 6′6″ 295 Marquette, MI 1 tackle 51 Ryan Blum OL Jr. 6′1″ 295 Chandler, AZ 54 Triston Pierre OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 265 Martinsburg, WV 59 Brady Ploucha OL Jr. 6′6″ 320 Allen Park, MI 60 John Iannuzzi OL Transfer from Columbia Jr. 6′4″ 320 Belmont, MA 64 Rory Callahan OL Fr. 6′4″ 275 New Boston, MI 68 Alex Toothman OL Fr. 6′4″ 270 Stevensville, MI 69 Jacob Booth OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 295 Swartz Creek, MI 70 Jacob Russell OL Transfer from Valparaiso So. 6′4″ 295 Glen Ridge, NJ 71 Luis Martinez OL Sr. 6′5″ 300 Oceanside, CA 72 Dane Sickler OL Fr. 6′10″ 315 Mount Horeb, WI 75 Blake Schlegel OL Sr. 6′6″ 320 Bruning, NE 76 Martin Koivisto OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′7″ 290 Shakopee, MN 77 Jacob Saurbeck OL Fr. 6′7″ 315 Oregon, OH 78 Talon Smith OL RS 6′6″ 270 Marquette, MI
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 97 Michael Heldman DL Sr. 6′4″ 260 Romeo, MI 48 tackles, 11.5 sacks 5 Korver Demma DL So. 6′3″ 245 Gretna, NE 28 tackles, 4 sacks 1 J.J. Douglas DL Fr. 6′5″ 245 Janesville, WI 23 tackles, 2 sacks 98 Jonathan Decker DL Sr. 6′5″ 300 Elkhart, IN 25 tackles 4 Keshawn Hayden DL Jr. 6′3″ 255 Saint Louis, MO 15 tackles, 2 sacks 96 Quavion Bird DL Fr. 6′1″ 300 Lake Wales, FL 14 tackles 0 Daniel Bennett DL Jr. 6′5″ 260 White Springs, FL 10 tackles 95 Joey VanWetzinga DL Transfer from Iowa Fr. 6′2″ 260 Pleasant Valley, IA 8 tackles 94 Dylan Fisher DL Transfer from Ohio Dominican 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 285 Toledo, OH 6 tackles 81 Malik Denkins DL 6′1″ 239 Cincinnati, OH 5 tackles 4 Kade Kostus DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 265 Rockford, MI 3 tackles, 0.5 sacks 48 Nathan Vantimmeren DL So. 6′5″ 235 Grand Rapids, MI 1 tackle 53 Daniel Viramontes DL So. 6′1″ 275 Anaheim, CA 1 tackle 90 Oumar Conde DL Jr. 6′3″ 265 Bronx, NY 1 tackle 52 Dominique Maiava DL So. 6′2″ 310 Pago Pago, American Samoa 82 Logan Borodychuk DL Fr. 6′5″ 255 Mount Pleasant, MI 98 Adam Kaminski DL Fr. 6′7″ 260 Cambridge, ON
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 12 Jordan Kwiatkowski LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 235 Sterling Heights, MI 112 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 3 INT 1 Dakota Cochran LB Sr. 6′2″ 240 Shaker Heights, OH 81 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 40 Lawai’a Brown LB Sr. 6′0″ 230 Honolulu, HI 43 tackles, 1 sack 11 Xavier White LB So. 6′0″ 240 Los Angeles, CA 26 tackles 14 Fernando Sanchez III LB Sr. 6′3″ 250 Loganville, GA 19 tackles, 1 sack 8 Victor Earl LB Fr. 6′2″ 225 Romeo, MI 15 tackles, 0.5 sacks 42 Andre Thomas LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 210 Detroit, MI 10 tackles, 0.5 sacks 30 Cairo Rhodes LB Jr. 6′2″ 230 Grand Rapids, MI 3 tackles 10 Jeremiah Alston-Jackson LB So. 6′0″ 230 Detroit, MI 1 tackle 34 McKeegan Ferguson LB So. 6′0″ 220 Blanchard, MI 36 Jeremiah McKenzie LB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 210 Starke, FL 53 Khari Johnson LB So. 5′11″ 220 Wixom, MI
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 12 Kalen Carroll CB Transfer from Cincinnati Jr. 6′1″ 185 Indianapolis, IN 49 tackles, 2 INT 15 Caleb Spann DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 195 New Orleans, LA 54 tackles, 1 INT 4 Jaion Jackson DB So. 5′10″ 170 St. Louis, MO 45 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 29 Elijah Gordon DB Transfer from Saginaw Valley State Sr. 6′0″ 205 Midland, MI 48 tackles, 1 INT 2 Elijah Rikard DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 190 Detroit, MI 46 tackles, 1 INT 17 Maddix Blackwell DB Transfer from Indiana State Sr. 5′10″ 190 Bloomington, IN 42 tackles, 1 INT 3 Brenden Deasfernandes DB Jr. 6′2″ 200 Detroit, MI 25 tackles, 2 INT 24 Bryce Rowe DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 165 Southfield, MI 9 tackles 7 Ed Conoran DB 5′11″ 190 Dover, NJ 8 tackles 8 Aakeem Snell DB Sr. 6′3″ 180 Penn Hills, PA 7 tackles 9 Mark-Allen Gay DB So. 6′0″ 180 Miami, FL 5 tackles 23 Kyle Krebs DB Jr. 6′0″ 185 Denver, CO 3 tackles 21 Jamari Allen DB So. 6′0″ 170 Detroit, MI 2 tackles 25 Trey Liebhardt DB So. 6′0″ 190 Chardon, OH 2 tackles 27 Tysen Campbell DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 175 Akron, OH 2 tackles 41 Keyton Jones DB Fr. 5′9″ 185 Avon, IN 2 tackles 0 Marcus Badgett DB Sr. 6′0″ 195 Red Oak, TX 16 Josiah Booker DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 160 Sarasota, FL 22 Nolan Anderson DB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′10″ 185 Menomonee Falls, WI 39 Max Macklem DB RS 6′0″ 190 Grand Blanc, MI 43 Bryce Lambeth DB Sr. 6′2″ 180 South Lyon, MI
Elijah Rikard, Brenden Deasfernandes, Jeremiah Alston-Jackson, Jamari Allen, Mekhi Jenkins, Andre Thomas, Jason Philpot-Dixon, Brady Ploucha Braeden Tillman-Jones, Bryce Lambeth, Khari Johnson Brock Townsend, Cade Graham Jaion Jackson, Keshawn Hayden Kade Kostus, Camden Kruisenga Trey Cornist, Malik Denkins Victor Earl, Michael Heldman Ethan Lane, Ryan Blum Tommy McIntosh, Matthew Nehf Cairo Rhodes, Nathan Vantimmeren Kadenn Rose, Logan Borodychuk Max Macklem, Jacob Booth Dasan Smith, Talon Smith Jacob Saurbeck, Dylan Fisher Tayte Vanderleest, Travis Ambrose Kendall Jones Marcus Badgett Dakota Cochran J.J. Douglas Joey Labas Nasir Williams Jakivion Calip Jadyn Glasser Korver Demma Nahree Biggins Collin Payne Angel H Flores Ed Conoran Aakeem Snell D.C. Temple Justin Ruffin Jr. Mark-Allen Gay Marcus Beamon Xavier White Jordan Kwiatkowski Kalen Carroll Daniel Gomez Fernando Sanchez III Jordan Kelly Caleb Spann Zac Chapeau Josiah Booker Braylen Naves Maddix Blackwell Langston Lewis Nolan Anderson Tyson Davis Kyle Krebs Bryce Rowe Trey Liebhardt Tysen Campbell Elijah Gordon Ben Pratt Germanuel Tanelus Jeremiah McKenzie Caden Vanhuis Lawai’a Brown Keyton Jones Landon Swanson Lincoln Epstein Daniel Viramontes Triston Pierre John Iannuzzi Rory Callahan Alex Toothman Luis Martinez Dane Sickler Martin Koivisto Henry Dryden Oumar Conde Quavion Bird Jonathan Decker MI 40 OH 9 FL 9 CA 5 IN 4 Hometowns of the 2025 Central Michigan roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Michigan 40 Florida 9 Ohio 9 California 5 Indiana 4 Wisconsin 3 New Jersey 3 Arizona 3 Top counties Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 9 Kent County, Michigan pop. 663,000 6 Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 4 Genesee County, Michigan pop. 403,000 4 Macomb County, Michigan pop. 880,000 3 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2025 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
